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Official® "I just bought a iMac Core Duo" thread

beagle1971 said:
So many questions...

So both Halo and Rainbow Six you installed were G4 apps? As a percentage of their speed on your previous platform, how would you rate them on the Intel iMac? Lastly, what was your previous processor that you're comparing them to?

(I have a copy of Star Wars Lego that I hope will run OK on an Intel iMac.)

Thanks in advance!
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I did try the Star Wars Lego Demo and that ran without a hitch. 🙂

I had Halo and Rainbow Six on my iMac G4 800 MHz with a GeForce4MX. So any computer now is an improvement 😀 But, R6:Raven Shield was claiming to be 20 FPS according to the counter, but I was getting something smoother and steadier than that except in fire fights. My friend's gaming PC with a FX 5700 looked just slightly more fluid, for comparison sake. Halo, small hitches randomly scattered, but otherwise it must have been 30 FPS because it was fluid as it gets. I can wait for a Universal Binary for those games, but it's near-perfect as is for me to be able to play and enjoy those games right now. Turn on Advanced Pixel Shaders for Halo and that is quite a treat for your eyes! 🙂

In the Get Info window for Halo, it does not denote if it's Universal, PowerPC, or Intel for some reason. It appears the Halo app itself is something special.
 
applekid said:
In the Get Info window for Halo, it does not denote if it's Universal, PowerPC, or Intel for some reason. It appears the Halo app itself is something special.
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Maybe because it's made by Microsoft? Haha 😀

Well anyway I hope to get my iMac soon, I can wait for some of the Universal Binary games, I hope they release Unreal Tournament 2004 so it'll work with the intel Macs, that would be awesome! 😀

And those poor guys coding Unreal Tournament (The original) for Mac OS X, looks like they'll have to start over again, darn... 🙄
 
I ordered a 17" iMac with 1X1GB ram upgrade about noon on the 12th. Apple's order status page is saying that it should ship by the 20th at the latest, but I'm hoping it'll be sooner.
 
My iMac...

I ordered my 20" Core Duo on 1/14, upgrading only the video card to 256. (I figured I could get cheaper RAM elsewhere, and found some at datamem.com for $108/Gig - yay!)

The Expected Ship date was the 24th, but as of this morning, it's listed as having shipped, and FedEx claims that it's in Shanghai. Since I opted for free shipping, I'll be curious to see how long it takes to get from there to here. Anybody else ship for free, see theirs in Shanghai, and get it yet? (Mine's headed to southeast VA)
 
basilix said:
I ordered my 20" Core Duo on 1/14, upgrading only the video card to 256. (I figured I could get cheaper RAM elsewhere, and found some at datamem.com for $108/Gig - yay!)

The Expected Ship date was the 24th, but as of this morning, it's listed as having shipped, and FedEx claims that it's in Shanghai. Since I opted for free shipping, I'll be curious to see how long it takes to get from there to here. Anybody else ship for free, see theirs in Shanghai, and get it yet? (Mine's headed to southeast VA)
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i got free shipping for mine, but it hasn't shipped yet. let us know when you get yours, so i will know of a time frame to expect.
 
After learning that the best way for the consumer to get there product before it becomes obselete is to order the basic model, my iMac 20" Intel arrived in Leeds today!

Since ordering it, Crucial's memory prices have soared through the roof and they have no stock of the 1GB sticks at all!

The web browsing is very fast in Safari, just like using a windows machine and everything is much more zippy around the desktop.

So far so good!
 
applekid said:
I did try the Star Wars Lego Demo and that ran without a hitch. 🙂

I had Halo and Rainbow Six on my iMac G4 800 MHz with a GeForce4MX. So any computer now is an improvement 😀 But, R6:Raven Shield was claiming to be 20 FPS according to the counter, but I was getting something smoother and steadier than that except in fire fights. My friend's gaming PC with a FX 5700 looked just slightly more fluid, for comparison sake. Halo, small hitches randomly scattered, but otherwise it must have been 30 FPS because it was fluid as it gets. I can wait for a Universal Binary for those games, but it's near-perfect as is for me to be able to play and enjoy those games right now. Turn on Advanced Pixel Shaders for Halo and that is quite a treat for your eyes! 🙂

In the Get Info window for Halo, it does not denote if it's Universal, PowerPC, or Intel for some reason. It appears the Halo app itself is something special.
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Awesome! Thanks for the test results. I trust MacWorld, but when they weren't very high on Rosetta's speed (http://www.macworld.com/2006/01/features/imaclabtest1/index1.php) I was a bit concerned.

If "without a hitch" means it runs at a playable speed, the Intel-iMac looks like an OK buying decision.
 
basilix said:
I ordered my 20" Core Duo on 1/14, upgrading only the video card to 256. (I figured I could get cheaper RAM elsewhere, and found some at datamem.com for $108/Gig - yay!)

The Expected Ship date was the 24th, but as of this morning, it's listed as having shipped, and FedEx claims that it's in Shanghai. Since I opted for free shipping, I'll be curious to see how long it takes to get from there to here. Anybody else ship for free, see theirs in Shanghai, and get it yet? (Mine's headed to southeast VA)
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I upgraded to 1GB RAM, 250GB HD, and Wireless keyboard & mouse. Placed order on the 13th, est. ship date was 20th but got shipped on 17th, est. arrival is 20th morning. It's gone from Shanghai, China to Anchorage, AK so far.
 
basilix said:
I ordered my 20" Core Duo on 1/14, upgrading only the video card to 256. (I figured I could get cheaper RAM elsewhere, and found some at datamem.com for $108/Gig - yay!)

The Expected Ship date was the 24th, but as of this morning, it's listed as having shipped, and FedEx claims that it's in Shanghai. Since I opted for free shipping, I'll be curious to see how long it takes to get from there to here. Anybody else ship for free, see theirs in Shanghai, and get it yet? (Mine's headed to southeast VA)
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That's the expected ship date of my Replacement order as well. But I called Apple and they said that replacement orders are put at the front of the line. And considering that my first iMac was delivered 2 days before it was suppose to ship, I highly doubt we will have to wait that long.
 
I'm getting too excited, I kept checking Mail everytime I got a new messege to see if it was from Apple...I'm reloading the Order Status page ever 5 minutes, and I can't wait! 😱 I even changed my Mail Rules so if a letter containing @apple.com is in the inbox it'll make a special sound.

Yes I know I'm insane...I just can't wait...Estimated shipping is on the 24th...is it the 24th yet? *shot*

So those of you who have got your iMac, are you impressed? I can't wait to play around with mine! 😉
 
LimeiBook86 said:
I'm getting too excited, I kept checking Mail everytime I got a new messege to see if it was from Apple...I'm reloading the Order Status page ever 5 minutes, and I can't wait! 😱 I even changed my Mail Rules so if a letter containing @apple.com is in the inbox it'll make a special sound.

Yes I know I'm insane...I just can't wait...Estimated shipping is on the 24th...is it the 24th yet? *shot*

So those of you who have got your iMac, are you impressed? I can't wait to play around with mine! 😉
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I'm the same way, don't worry your not alone. We just want our new computers
 
20" Core Duo shipping update...

Well, mine's still listed as having left Shanghai (not arrived anywhere yet), but now I see: "Estimated delivery Jan 23, 2006 10:30 AM", so that's some progress, anyway. 🙂 We'll see how close they get to that.
 
Semi Update:

Well no my iMac hasn't shipped yet but, on the Apple Order Status page they now have an estimated delivery date. Isn't that odd?

Estimated Shipped By: Jan 24, 2006 - Estimated Delivered: By Jan 27, 2006


Anyways of course I hope it ships sooner, I just can't wait any longer *pulls out hair* 😱 🙄
 
basilix said:
Well, mine's still listed as having left Shanghai (not arrived anywhere yet), but now I see: "Estimated delivery Jan 23, 2006 10:30 AM", so that's some progress, anyway. 🙂 We'll see how close they get to that.
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when did yours ship out?
 
Can't believe it

😡

Look at this E-mail I just received from Apple.

I was so looking forward to my new iMac. I'm SO dissapointed. I ordered it on January 12th. New shipdate is February 13th!!?!


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Dear Apple Store Customer,


Thank you for shopping at the Apple Store.

The demand for the product you ordered has been higher than anticipated.

We are shipping as quickly as possible, but cannot meet the ship date we previously estimated for you. We now expect to ship your order by February 13th, 2006.

Please note that product availability can change rapidly and it is possible that your order may ship much sooner than we anticipate.

Your business is very important to us, and we apologise for any inconvenience that this change may cause.

Once your order has dispatched, you will receive a Shipment Notification email, which will enable you to track your order.

Answers to many post-sales questions can be found at the Apple Store Customer

Service website: http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/dkstore


Kind regards,

The Apple Store

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This is the worst E-mail ever 😡
 
twoodcc said:
when did yours ship out?
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Ordered 1/14 (only bumped the video card), and at that point, it had an est. ship date of 1/24. Here's what FedEx says as of right now:

Ship date Jan 18, 2006
Estimated delivery Jan 23, 2006 10:30 AM

Jan 18, 2006
3:32 PM Left origin SHANGHAI CN
3:28 PM Picked up SHANGHAI CN Package received after FedEx cutoff
12:28 PM Package data transmitted to FedEx

Oh, and I picked the free shipping option. If I'd realized it was coming from out of the country, I'd have spent a little bit more to get it here sooner. I suppose I can't complain, though, as it'll (hopefully) arrive before the Apple estimated ship date. 🙂
 
LimeiBook86 said:
Well no my iMac hasn't shipped yet but, on the Apple Order Status page they now have an estimated delivery date. Isn't that odd?

Estimated Shipped By: Jan 24, 2006 - Estimated Delivered: By Jan 27, 2006


Anyways of course I hope it ships sooner, I just can't wait any longer *pulls out hair* 😱 🙄
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I checked my order status a little bit ago and it is saying the estimated delivery date is Jan 27th and it still hasn't officially shipped. The estimated ship by date is still tomorrow, and with expedited shipping it better be here before the 27th or someone is going to get an ear full from me.
 
I'm getting raped with a baseball bat by Apple. Now my iMac says this:
Estimated Shipped By: Jan 24, 2006
Estimated Delivered By: Jan 31, 2006

That blows. I was hoping to RECEIVE it by the 24th....
 
ontheuptick said:
I'm getting raped with a baseball bat by Apple. Now my iMac says this:
Estimated Shipped By: Jan 24, 2006
Estimated Delivered By: Jan 31, 2006

That blows. I was hoping to RECEIVE it by the 24th....
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Yeah this whole thing has gone screwy, if mine doesn't ship when it says I'll call up and complain. I paid extra for 2-3 day shipping, if I get one of those e-mails I'll call up and maybe score some free RAM 😉 But, I could care less about the RAM, I just want my iMac! 🙁
 
LimeiBook86 said:
Yeah this whole thing has gone screwy, if mine doesn't ship when it says I'll call up and complain. I paid extra for 2-3 day shipping, if I get one of those e-mails I'll call up and maybe score some free RAM 😉 But, I could care less about the RAM, I just want my iMac! 🙁
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I'd love to be able to add another 1 GB stick of ram (to go with the 1 that I paid for) to my order for free if they screw me over.
 
Firmware Updates - Not allowable??

Hmm giving Apple's hightened awareness & security of the recent Developer Machines that leaked the OS X for Intel CPU's .... I'm wondering about future firmware updates on Intel iMacs & MacBookPro's.

>>Would they allow it if needed in the 1st year or is it take it into a certified technician & they would update your new MacIntel behind closed doors to keep the contents of the BIOS & its security methods intact.

>>furthermore would installing WinXP/Vista (not my interest but for discussion) VOID your Apple original or AppleCare Warranties??😕
 
Aww man - I ordered my iMac (256 Graphics, 1 Gig RAM, WL KB/M) on the 12th and it said right from the start that it would ship 20th. Well I got all caught up in the excitement, and read so many reports of ridiculously early shipping times that I assumed that mine would arrive early too. Oh how silly I was...SO SILLY! It still hasn't shipped, which I'm a little peeved at considering other people's who ordered after me have, but still, I shall live! Ah well now I just have to hope it ships tomorrow like it should 😀
 
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